About
Biography
Bonnie Keeler, PhD, is an associate professor at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, where she co-directs the Center for Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy. Keeler is a McKnight Presidential Fellow, Earth Leadership Fellow, and Fellow of the Institute on the Environment. Keeler works at the intersection of sustainability science and environmental economics, with particular expertise in water management and policy.
Keeler leads the Beyond the Academy network - a coalition of university leaders seeking to reform academic models to promote actionable, engaged scholarship on sustainability. Keeler is also the co-director of the CREATE Initiative, a graduate fellowship program and community-engaged research effort at the intersection of environment and equity, and a co-PI on the Minneapolis-St. Paul Long-term Ecological Research site.
Education
PhD in Natural Resources (University of Minnesota, 2013)
MS in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior (University of Minnesota, 2007)
BA in Biology (Colorado College, 2001)
Recent Publications
Handmaker, O., Keeler, B. & Milz, D. (2021). What type of value information is most valuable to stakeholders? Multi-sector perspectives on the utility and relevance of water valuation information, Environmental Science and Policy, 115, 47-60
Keeler, B. L. (2020). Mainstream and Heterodox Approaches to Water Quality Valuation: A Case for Pluralistic Water Policy Analysis, ANNUAL REVIEW OF RESOURCE ECONOMICS, VOL 12, 12, 235-258
Ehrman-Solberg, K., Keeler, B., Derickson, K. & Delegard, K. (2020). Mapping a path towards equity: reflections on a co-creative community praxis, GEOJOURNAL,
Keiser, D., Olmstead, S., Boyle, K., Flatt, V., Keeler, B., Phaneuf, D., Shapiro, J. & Shimshack, J. (2020). Report on the Repeal of the Clean Water Rule and its Replacement with the Navigable Waters Protection Rule to Define Waters of the United States (WOTUS). External-Economics Advisory Council: United States
Keeler, B. L., Derickson, K. D., Waters, H. & Walker, R. (in press). Advancing water equity demands new approaches to sustainability science, One Earth, 2, 211-213
Keeler, B. L., Hamel, P., McPhearson, T., Hamann, M. H., Donahue, M. L., Prado, Kelly A Meza, Arkema, K. K., Bratman, G. N., Brauman, K. A., Finlay, J. C. & others (2019). Social-ecological and technological factors moderate the value of urban nature, Nature Sustainability, 2(1), 29
Keeler, B., Noe, R., Hawthorne, P., Gourevitch, J., Johnson, K. & Dalzell, B. (2019). Putting people on the map improves the prioritization of ecosystem services, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment,
Keeler, B. L., Chaplin-Kramer, R., Guerry, A. D., Addison, P. F., Bettigole, C., Burke, I. C., Gentry, B., Chambliss, L., Young, C., Travis, A. J. & others (2017). Society is ready for a new kind of science—Is academia?, BioScience, 67(7), 591--592
Keeler, B. L., Gourevitch, J. D., Polasky, S., Isbell, F., Tessum, C. W., Hill, J. D. & Marshall, J. D. (2016). The social costs of nitrogen, Science advances, 2(10), e1600219
Keeler, B. L., Polasky, S., Brauman, K. A., Johnson, K. A., Finlay, J. C., O’Neill, A., Kovacs, K. & Dalzell, B. (2012). Linking water quality and well-being for improved assessment and valuation of ecosystem services, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 201215991
Courses
- PA 5715 - Survey of Current Issues in Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy
- PA 5761 - Environmental Systems Analysis at the Food-Energy-Water Nexus
- PA 5920 - Skills Workshop: Advocacy Lab: Skills for Social Change
- PA 5722 - Economics of Environmental Policy
- PA 8921 - Master's: Professional Paper (Individual Option)
News and Media
Humphrey School News
Environmental Economists Question EPA’s Justification for Changes to Clean Water Act
Bonnie Keeler is Braving New Waters
Can Neighborhoods Get Greener Without Gentrification?
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Research Updates
Read about Keeler's latest research
In the Media
Scientific Panel Hopes Review of Trump Water Rules Gains Traction with Biden Administration
MinnPost, 01-11-2021
Report: Water Protection Rollbacks Not Based on Solid Science
MPR News, 12-15-2020
U Researchers Combat 'Green Gentrification' in Minneapolis Parks
MN Daily, 02-23-2020
